Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-28
The Interstate Commerce Bill.

The Interstate Commerce Bill.
The int, rstale commerce bill which
has passed cons ress almost unanimously
after a great deal of discussion has
attracted more public interest than any
y other proposed law tia, has been before
that body for years. In briei it is as
foIo"s:
The first section applies the provisions
Of this act to any common carrier
en- gagged in the transportation of
passengers wholly by railroad, or partly
by railroad and rarlly by water, when
both were used under acomrlun control,
management or arrangement, through
more than one State or territory to from,
any place in The United States to all
adjaceDt foreign country. All charges
made for any service rendered in the
transportation OF passengers or property
shall be reasonable and just: ana every
u jus, and unreasonable charge for SUCH
seryi,c is prohibited an declar.
ed to be unlawful.
Section ma kcs it unlawful FIR any
common carrier 5, b, &c, to the provisions
ui his act 10 char@e, tennand collect Or
/. Give. directly .: indirectly, from any
PERSON or perscns, greater Or less coul-
] pcnsa'ion of passne gers or proper,, than
i, charges, demands, collects or receives
from any other person or persons tor
doing tor him Or them Il like and
rircum stances and conditions
section 3 makes it unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions
oi This act 10 make or give and undue OF
| unreasonable preference or advantage to
particular person, company trm
coro patton or locality, or any particular
description of traffic. Every common
carrier subject to tile provisions of this
oct Shall, according TO lis respective
powers. afford all reasonable, proper and
equal facilities for the interchange OF
! mai c be,W cen it, respective lines, and
receiving, forwarding and delivering OF
OF pass eng gers and properly 10 and from
it's several lines and these connecting
Herewith, and shall Rot dis :rlminale in
its rates: aud charges between such
connecting lines 49,
! Sec 4. That it shall be unlawful fol
any 60 mmop carrier subject to the pro
visions Of his act, TO enter into any con
,ract, Ngree,nent Or combination with
any other common carriers for the
pooling of freigbts of different and com
pe,ing railroads, 10 divide betwee then
the aggregate or net proceeds OF the earn
ings Of such roads or any portion thereof;
and in any case otsan agreement tsI
pooling of freigh' as atol esd each day
of its continuance shall be d etmed {
separate ofense.
Section requires that from ninet,
days from. the passage of the act eyer,
com mon carrier suljecl to its provisions
shall have printed, and keep tor public
ins pection, schedules showing rates, fare
and charges: and, in addition t" requirin;
the railroads TO give PUBLICLY at all OF tn
depols on their several lines, it give
authority to the commission, where II ]
proper and their rates TO other place
beyond the lines of the several roads
The rates, fares and charges shall no
be raised except after ten days OF publ
notice; the notice however, shall 3.
| simultaneous with the reduction itself
! Section 6 makes it unlawful for an
common carriertn enter into any com
| bina,,on or agreement to prevent ID
! carriage Of freigbts from being con con
Itinuons from the place of shipment I
q The rlace Of destination. 1
q Section Z declares that any commo
carrier violating the provisions i OF ii
act shall be liablsto The persoH or person
I. Injured tl,ereby f;,r the full amonnt (
! damage seslained il cs,nseq uences Of an an
such violation together with reasonabl
!. lcpunsel or at,orney's fee. 3.3.s
$sscion S provides that per sons claimih Y
Ito haye been injured BY ,hs actior 8 I
common carriers may proceed Tor 4
coye,y of their damages either u y
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